Laurence Halstead

Laurence Halstead (21 October 1875 – 5 June 1953) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Philippine–American War, Moro Rebellion, Mexican Border War, and World War I, he attained the rank of brigadier general. Halstead's commands included the 1st Infantry Division, and he was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal.

A native of the Riverside neighborhood of Cincinnati, he graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1899. Halstead was commissioned in the Infantry and served in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War. Subsequent assignments included commander of the disciplinary barracks on Alcatraz Island, and he was a 1910 graduate of the Army School of the Line and a 1911 graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.

During World War I, Halstead served as chief of staff for the 84th Division, then chief of operations (G-3) for First U.S. Army. After the war, he graduated from the United States Army War College, commanded two Infantry regiments, and commanded the Pacific Sector of the Panama Canal Zone. Halstead commanded the 1st Infantry Division in late 1937 and early 1938, and retired for disability as a brigadier general in May 1938.

In retirement, Halstead resided in Washington, D.C. He died in Washington on 5 June 1953. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.